Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
क्षुत्पीडया समायाता नैव निद्रा कथंचन । स्वल्पापि मंदिरे चात्र स्थितयोर्हरसन्निधौ
kṣutpīḍayā samāyātā naiva nidrā kathaṃcana | svalpāpi maṃdire cātra sthitayorharasannidhau
Dihimpit derita lapar, tidur sama sekali tidak datang kepada kami—bahkan sedikit pun—selama kami tinggal di sini di dalam mandir, di hadirat Hara (Śiva).
Rājā (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Hara-sannidhi (temple residence)
Type: temple
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (best of Brahmins)
Scene: Inside a dim temple hall, two pilgrims sit near the sanctum through the night—thin, hungry, eyes open—lamp-light falling on the Śiva emblem, their bodies weary but minds fixed.
FAQs
Austerity endured in the immediate presence of Śiva—here, wakefulness caused by hunger—becomes part of a spiritually charged vigil.
The temple locale where Hara is present (Hara-sannidhi) within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the verse emphasizes sanctity through proximity to the deity.
Implicitly, the practice of remaining awake (jāgaraṇa) in the temple precincts, even under bodily hardship.